Samuel Creed – 2014 ABNA Entry

Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) Entry - this eBook is a sample of the first 3,000-5,000 words; it is not the full book. The ABNA contest is operated on Amazon.com only. Visit this entry on Amazon.com to leave customer feedback. To vote for the Grand Prize winner starting July 8, visit www.amazon.com/ABNA. Some people define themselves by their jobs, others as belonging to this political party or that social class, while a talented few are forever defined by their greatest work of art. But what happens when that definition of self is no longer sustainable? What happens when the mask is torn away? They were the King and Queen of New Richard Kilmer, the literary golden boy whose début novel had captured America's heart, and his wife Carrie, an Amazonian in height, beauty, and prowess that every musical on Broadway wanted to hire as the city's hottest young choreographer. Behind their throne, however, the dream life they had built was on the verge of collapse. Rich hadn't written a single word of his second novel in three years of trying. Failing to produce his next book by the contracted deadline would mean the end of his career and financial independence, driving him back to his wealthy father's house of humiliation and shame. In desperation, Rich looked to the provocative novels of his prolific but unpublished best friend Samuel Creed—and stole one. Alarmed by her husbands seclusion and the loss of their once inexhaustible intimacy, Carrie then sought the advice of their closest friend, Sam Creed. Though looking for insight and comfort, Carrie reawakened feelings for Sam she only now had the courage to face, leading to a passion greater than she imagined and consequences more tragic than betrayal. But neither love nor friendship, nor even ambition, will grace the stage when the truth is revealed, and the final act is written by Samuel Creed.